Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-20

Yankton, Dakota, April 5th, 1887.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
Present commissioners w. 81. Edmunds,
chairman, John o. Aaseth, Ole Kield-
seth. A. L. Peiffer, Fred Kincel, sheriff,
and Peter Royem, deputy county
auditor and clerk.
The county auditor reported that on
the l7th day of March. 1887. the job for
digging what is known as the Clay creek
ditch had been sold to Nicholas Morgan
for and at the price of 1S4 centa per
cubic yard. The county auditor further
reported that said Morgan had given
bond for the faithful performance of the
work as stipulated and set forth in the
contract entered into by and between
said Morgan and the counties of Yank-
ton aud Clay, that the contract and bond
are now on file in the office of the coun-
ty auditor and clerk OF Yankton county.
The selling as aforesaid was in accord
ance with instructions and action of the
boards of county commissioners of said
counties of Yankton and Clay and in
conformity to law.
On motion the auditor was instructed
to embody said report in and make the
same a part of the minutes OF the pro-
ceedings of the board.
On motion the rebate OF tax on n W q
and n eq 81, 81 and S.. asked for By
| VIM. HinmRp, on account OF timber ex-
emption was denied,
On motion the county treasurer, was
instructed to refund to Elizabeth Sphinx
the sum of 1920, being an smount Of
tax enormously collected upon the n g 9
8 9 q section IL, SO and Sc.
On m%otiont..the petition of Anne
Novotny,to have certain;taxes refunded
| was refused.
The county treasurer was, on motion
instructed to refund tc Matthias Krogirg
the sum of 1888 tax assessed for 1871
and twice collected.
The following bills against the genera
fund were on motion allo wed:
Fred Kincel, sheriff's fees &c......$l64 II
j. N. Hoxing. jailer and
laDltor. ...."..... zig Oh
l.. E. Cavalier, printing and.
books amount of bill $59.10
40 /,
W. T. Read, justice fees z 81
Jos. Campbell, petit iufor......... 2 II
u. B. French, salary district at
200 O
e. D. Palmer, making proile..... 81 O
Emmanuel Bark, mdse........ 8 0
Cox, Odiorne & o., mdse..... 16 z
VIM. Blatt, mdse.............-. 80 3
LII. g. CLARK & Co., repairing...... z
i. Pfatf, wood."."...........-. ID b
VIM. d. Turkorp, examining in
b v
VIM. 81. Thrkopp, examining in
Y
A, W. Howard, mdse...... ........ 81 8
Isaac Piles, mdse..... ....r.. a
III, Ell. Smith, board of pnuper.. 8 Q
Thomas Conley, witness fees...... 8 3
Ralph NJ. Ward, waste paper
Daske DO. b I
, VIVA. Biatt, mdse................... 40
Star clothing house, mdse........ / {
James I. Sargent, printing &c..... 3 !
Peterson Bros, mdse. %
, w. j. Murphy, county physlcian... Is
! j.. R. Sanborn Il Son, two coffns
: and graves. .......... l6 I
j. 7. L. Pratt, justice fees. .."........ 5 !
{ Rhoda Wright, witness feee..... . {
Laura VanOsdaI, witness fees...... 2
. Cora VanOsdeI, witness fees....... 2
Christ Freng, witness fees. ...".... 2
Oscar Olson, witness fees......... 2
9 The following bills Of Geo. W. Ba
nard & 90. for the following amour
were on motion disallowed:
One for. 2S
One for. 4
ODe 10
n tOu6 y
One 10
n The bill for j M Brisbine, witness fe
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